5:14 PM,
Feb. 12, 2014

Written by

dr. lee
sheldon

Allow me to begin the year with a philosophical column. Recently, I received a call from Rosemary, a longtime patient of mine. She was sorry to bother me on a Sunday, but she had broken a tooth and wanted to make arrangements to see me on Monday. I asked her if it was hurting her. It wasn't, and it was in the back of the mouth where no one could see it.

What was neat is that Rosemary was comfortable calling me on a Sunday. Lest you think that this is a bother to me, it is not. My patients respect my time and don't abuse the privilege of having my cell phone number. Within a couple of hours, my wife was able to check ...